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(For details on any of the bills listed below, go to
http://www.ilga.gov/ and search by
bill number.) House Bill 39
Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Amends the Criminal Code to allow investigators to
listen to or record police conversations during child pornography
investigations.
Action: Signed
Date: June 1, 2008
House Bill 50
Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Amends the Code of Corrections by placing restrictions
on Internet communications of sex offenders placed on mandatory
supervised release, probation or parole.
Action: Signed
Date: June 1, 2008
House Bill 121
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Extends the sunset date of the Illinois Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to Jan. 1, 2018.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
House Bill 250
Concerning: Children
Description: Amends the Missing Children Records Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately and Jan. 1, 2008
House Bill 263
Concerning: Sex offenders
Description: Amends the Election Code and Criminal Code.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
House Bill 328
Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Amends the Criminal Code by adding sworn law
enforcement or peace officer to the definition of "public official"
when referring to the offense of threatening a public official.
Action: Signed
Date: June 1, 2008
House Bill 508
Concerning: Transportation
Description: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code by enhancing penalties
for reckless driving and reckless homicide of a child or school
crossing guard while the crossing guard is on duty.
Action: Signed
Date: June 1, 2008
House Bill 619
Concerning: Children
Description: Closes a current loophole in the child support
collection system.
Action: Signed
Date: June 1, 2008
House Bill 1753
Concerning: Electronics
Description: Creates a commission to study the possible
implementation of Election Day voter registration and report its
findings to the General Assembly.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 15
Concerning: Health
Description: Perinatal Mental Health Disorders Prevention and
Treatment Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 30
Concerning: Criminal Law
Description: Requires the Department of Human Services to administer
a monitoring program for controlled substance prescriptions.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 66
Concerning: Finance
Description: Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 83
Concerning: Local government
Description: Allows Cook County to establish a code hearing unit.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 108
Concerning: Children
Description: Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and
the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 169
Concerning: Transportation
Description: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance
Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 264
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Adds a birthing center pilot project to the state’s
Alternative Healthcare Demonstration Program.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 319
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Allows county recorders to use electronic documents
instead of paper to maintain land records.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 340
Concerning: Aging
Description: Changes the structure of the Community Care Program
Advisory Committee.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 345
Concerning: Local government
Description: Expands the information that must be listed on a
proposition by counties when they wish to impose a sales tax to pay
for public safety or transportation.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 355
Concerning: Business
Description: Amends the Uniform Commercial Code.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 382
Concerning: Local government
Description: Allows municipalities to establish local standards for
the review of the exterior design of buildings constructed in the
community.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 404
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Amends the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act and
the Good Samaritan Act to provide for civil immunity for an agency,
organization or individual who sponsors, authorizes, supports,
finances or supervises training in the use of automated external
defibrillators and first aid.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
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 Senate Bill 446
Concerning: Education
Description: Makes technical changes to the Grow Your Own Teacher
Education Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 461
Concerning: Revenue
Description: Amends the Property Tax Code.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 472
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to streamline access
to patient’s medical records.
Action: Signed.
Date: Immediately
House Bill 830
Concerning: Civil Law
Description: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure by changing the fees
that health care facilities or practitioners may charge for
electronic copies of medical records. This is a trailer bill to
Senate Bill 472.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 486
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Provides for the distribution of residual funds after
the settlement and payment of claims in class action lawsuits.
Action: Signed
Date: July 1, 2008
Senate Bill 829
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Counties Code.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 835
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Counties Code to give counties the power to
levy a retailers’ occupation and service occupation tax (sales tax).
Action: Veto
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1224
Concerning: Teachers
Description: Creates the Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1225
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Extends the sunset of the Acupuncture Practice Act to
Jan. 1, 2018.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1226
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Allows the Illinois Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation to issue temporary permits for clinical
psychologists licensed in other states to practice in Illinois for
up to 10 calendar days per year.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 1241
Concerning: Safety
Description: Makes it illegal to install, sell, offer to sell,
distribute or offer to distribute a mercury thermostat in Illinois
beginning July 1, 2008.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1242
Concerning: Climate Change
Description: Creates the Illinois Cool Cities Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1243
Concerning: Environmental protection
Description: Makes some technical corrections to the River’s Edge
Redevelopment Initiative.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1249
Concerning: Employment benefits
Description: Creates the Illinois Fringe Benefit Portability and
Accountability Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1257
Concerning: Public Safety
Description: Creates the Mold Remediation Registration Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 1304
Concerning: State government
Description: Amends the Department of Central Management Services
Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Action: Signed
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 1326
Concerning: State government
Description: Amends the State Facilities Closure Act.
Action: Veto
Date: Jan. 1, 2008
Senate Bill 1344
Concerning: Business
Description: Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act.
Action: Veto
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1349
Concerning: Public aid
Description: Mandates that by Oct. 1 long-term care facilities
electronically report changes in the status of Medicaid patients to
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1363
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act
in the Illinois Municipal Code.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1419
Concerning: Safety
Description: Gives the Illinois Pollution Control Board the
authority to adopt regulations and emission standards concerning
facilities.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1428
Concerning: Children
Description: Adds members of any school board or the Chicago Board
of Education or the governing body of a private school to the list
of mandated reporters under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
Senate Bill 1433
Concerning: Revenue
Description: Amends the Cigarette Tax Act.
Action: Signed
Date: Immediately
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